Door-hanger



LNG Model.) G. A. GOLTON.

DOOR HANGER.

No. 433,722. Patented Aug. 5, 1890.

'- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. COLTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,722, dated August 5, 1890.

Application filed April 18, 1890. Serial No. 348,501. (No model.)

To all whom it 77mg concern.-

lle it known that I, GEORGE A. COLTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding-Door Hangers, of which the following is a specification, refer-` ence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sliding-door hangers; and 1t has for its objects, among others, to bring the joint between the saddle and the hanger on a line with or near the top of the track, so as to reduce the side motion of the door to a minimum. It has been proved that in running wheels on uneven tracks the higher above the track the joint or point of suspension is put the greater the side motion of the door will be.

A further object of the invention is to keep the door central, and for this purpose l provlde an anti-friction roller, which runs between the soffits, which are nicely jointed, whereas the tracks are generally roughly bolted to the studding, and a roller working between the tracks will not therefore run as smoothly nor produce so satisfactory a result as when running between the sofits. The placing of the joint between the saddle and hanger near the top of the track allows the softits and stops to be set closer together and makes a much nicer job.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is illustrated in its preferable form in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon,form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a side elevatiomwith partsbroken away, showing a portion of a door and track with one of my improved hangers in place thereon. Fig. 2 is avertical section of the same, showing the wheels, saddle, and hanger in end elevation. Fig. 3 is an end view of the saddle and its axle-box removed. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a modified form of adjusting device.

Like letters of reference indicate likeparts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawn 'ings by letter, A designates a portion of a door, to the upper edge of which is secured in any suitable manner a metallic plate A', provided with two openings a and d', for a purpose hereinafter described.

B are the tracks, supported in any wellknown manner, and C are the soffits, of known construction.

D is the saddle,which, as shown best in Fig. 3, is a malleable casting formed with oppositely-extending bosses d, cored and reamed to receive the anti-friction axle-box c. (Shown detached at the top of Fig. 3.) This box is made of suitable metallic tubing of a length to correspond to the whole length of the horizontal portion of the saddle from the outer end of one boss to the outer end of the other.

E is the hanger, the lupper portion E of which is in the form of a loop or ring, which is passed through the opening or slot d' of the saddle and rests in the loop thereof, after which the axle-box cis forced into the bosses of the saddle and serves to receive the axle carrying the Wheels F and G, which wheels are fast to and revolve with the axle. The Wheels run on the tracks in the usual way. The bosses of the saddle are strengthened by the ribs c. (Seen best in Fig. 3.) The axle c of the wheels is shown in section in Fig. l..

The joint between the hanger and saddle is between the tracks at a point about on a line with the -top of the track, as shown in Fig. 2, and this is deemed important, as it reduces the side motion of the door to a minimum.

The hanger is provided with a trail-piece H, preferably formed integral therewith, which at its free end is provided with a vertical portion h, which is passed through the hole a in the plate A', and is screw-threaded, as shown in Fig. l, and receives` a nutl h', seated in a recess or chamber inthe upper face or edge of the door beneath the said plate. This serves to keep the carriage in line with the track and top of the door, and also as a brace to steady the carriage. The loop portion F. of the hanger is provided with a screwthreaded boss or portion t, which is engaged by the upper end of a screwed rod I, which passes through the hole a in the plate A and beneath the said plate is provided with a nut j or polygonal head adapted IOO to receive a wrench or other suitable tool by which the door may be raised or lowered to adjust the same. A suitable opening 7c is provided in the side of the door to provide access to this head or nut when it is desired to turn the saine to adj ust the door. Instead of the head shown in Figs. l and 2, the rod I may be provided with a nut, as shown in Fig. 4, which construction avoids the necessity of cutting into the door at 7c. In practice one of these devices will be used on each upper corner of the door, as is usual in this class of devices.

The inn er upper faces or edges of the tracks should be rounded, as shown at 7o in Fig. 2|, to provide for the smoother and nicer running of the wheels.

Depending from the trail-piece H of the hanger is an arm or bracket K, on which is `wheels, of a saddle supported by the axle,

and a hanger adjustably connected with the saddle, the point of connection between the saddle and hanger being on a line with the top of the track, substantially as specied.

3. The combination, with the soffits and carriage, of a roller on the carriage designed to travel between the soifits, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, with the soffits and track, of the saddle, the hanger connected ,therewitln and a roller on the hanger designed to travel between the soffits, substantially as specified.l

5. The combinaticn, with the saddle and the hangerconnected therewith and provided with a trail-piece, of a roller on the said trailpiece designed totravel between the softits, as set forth.

6. The combination, with the track, solhts, and door, of the saddle, the axle and wheels carried thereby, and the hanger connected with the saddle and vertically adj ustably connected with the door, as set forth.

7. The combination, with the track, soiflts, and door, of the saddle, the axle and wheels carried thereby, and the hanger connected with the saddle and vertically adj ustably connected with the door and provided with'a trail-piece connected with the door, substantially as and for the purpose specified. l

8. As an improved 'article of manufacture, a hanger provided with a loop portion having` a screw-threaded boss and a trail-piece having a screw-threaded vertical portion, as shown and described.

9. As an improved article of manufacture, a saddle for door-hangers provided with oppositely-extending cored bosses and a desubstantially as shown and described.

l0. The combination, with a saddle formed I with opposite cored bosses and a loop portion open at the upper end, of a removable axlebox adapted to fit said cored bosses and be supported thereby, as set forth.

11. A door-hanger consisting of the following elements: a saddle having cored bosses, a removable axle-box adaptedV to fit the cored bosses and an open-ended loop portion, a

hanger connected with the loop portion ofthe' 

